[lug] Old oddball systems if anyone wants one...

[mad.scientist.at.large at tutanota.com]

I'd probably also be willing to take what no one else wants and try to keep it out of the landfill.  I'm a disabled geek and geeking is what I do to keep sane.  Distractions are great when you have pain issues.

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19. Oct 2018 14:09 by bgiles at coyotesong.com <mailto:bgiles at coyotesong.com>:


> I'm currently out of town (hence no photos or details) but reading something reminded me that I want to get rid of some old oddball systems next week if anyone wants one. I think they're all atom processors and a Rasp Pi 3 is probably more powerful but the first few items are definitely more portable.
> One is a "Dell 10".  I think I also have a "Dell 12". They're the entry level dells from a few years ago, with optional red case and webcam. I can't remember if they use an early SSD or traditional media.  Your RaspPi is probably more powerful but they have a screen and keyboard and can run Ubuntu. (They came with Windoze.) For anything other than hobbyist use (or running Kali) you would probably want to just get a chromebook.
> (I'm keeping my "Dell 9". Only 16 GB SSD but it has a nice form factor... if only I didn't hear occasional comments from people saying they had one as a kid.)
> Another is an "AS-ROCK" pre-nuc. It's significantly larger than a nuc but smaller than any desktop so it has room for an internal hard drive. It's the one I would be most likely to keep if I didn't already have a handful of nucii.
> Finally I have an old tower in the mix. I haven't used it in a very long time so I don't even remember any details other than that it was a Micro Center special and that I had a zip drive installed in place of a floppy drive. I now try to stick with much smaller form factors since I don't need multiple 5.25" internal drives but it might be good if you still need to work with old cards or drives.
> I can provide more info when I get back. I just wanted to toss this out there before I take them to e-cycle.
> Bear
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